A Graduation Gift

Chapter 236 Please Respect Us (Part Two)

After a short moment's silence, Cassandra asked. For a second, she panicked thinking there must be something wrong with Rufus's leg. 'Maybe his leg hurts which is why he is unable to drive, ' her anxious mind guessed. Immediately, she directed her eyes on his leg and got ready to bend forward in order to check on him.

Before she could move much, Rufus clutched her with his strong hand. He held her chin with his other hand. Slowly, he leaned forward and gave her a passionate kiss.

The street was filled with people. Even though the windows were up, Cassandra still felt very self conscious and shy.

"Cassandra, right now I just had a taste of your lipstick. But tonight, I will be eating you completely," Rufus confessed with a smirk.

And his eyes were glinting with pleasure. His words and his actions brought a scarlet red tint to her cheeks. Gingerly, she pushed Rufus away and turned her face to the window. She couldn't bear looking into his enticing eyes.

Seeing her cute reaction, Rufus chuckled. He finally withdrew his gaze from her and started the car. They slowly drove to the hotel that held the charity event.

When they arrived there, they noticed it was already packed with people. Since both of their names were on the invitation list, they were instantly allowed to enter inside.

Everyone present in the hall were dressed in black. It was their way of mourning and showing respect to those who lost their lives during the deadly earthquake.

Even the decoration of the hall was plain and simple. No gaudy colors were used for anything. 'Whoever decorated this place did an amazing job, ' thought Cassandra. It was elegant yet it retained the gravity of the tragedy.

Rufus was dressed in a sleek black suit that made him look striking. Cassandra's black dress complemented his outfit. Rufus was tall and collected whereas Cassandra was petite and soft. As soon as they walked inside, many pairs of eyes fell on them.

had no idea what they were talking about. But she knew it couldn't be good. Gossips spread like a wildfire and Cassandra fell victim to it several times. Last time, she was ordained by Ivy to apologize in front of so many people. Even now her cheeks flushed with humiliation at the thought of this. She felt

He put his large hands on her,

will happen to you while I

to worry about as long as he is by my side, ' her mind said, consoling her. Putting on a smile, she straightened her back and walked further into the big hall with him.

arm with Ivy. The look on Ivy's face was that of pure hatred. She glared at Cassandra with her spiteful eyes. Her

sort of feeling Ivy had towards her. Her presence usually left her terror-stricken. But today, it was different. Rufus was by her side and that was all the support she needed. Cassandra tightened her grip on Rufus's arm and flashed Ivy a victorious smile. This

were intense but unreadable. Of course,

goggling at her beauty. All this made Ivy boil in rage. But they were in a party right now with dozens of people around hence Ivy constrained her anger. With a heavy heart, she zipped

him for a personal chat. But Cassandra tried her best to be with him all the time. There were times when she caught people staring

looking for gossip. It was no news in the whole G City that Cassandra divorced the little brother in the Tang family and got in a relationship with her former brother-in-law. People who had never seen her in person were longing to get

head to toe, trying to dig out the answer why was

labelled their relationship as unorthodox. Different people had different opinion on Cassandra. While they chatted away, they kept on glancing towards her. She felt

a way to escape, the host walked up

gentlemen. We have an interesting speech coming up. It will be given by our beloved CEO of the Tang

a man with loud voice and it demanded people's attention. After these words were spoken, the guests broke into a

you are the organizer of this event? Why

confusedly. Her eyes were wide with suspicion. It was evident that she had no idea about

am. Didn't you know that

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